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The Thing: The Boardgame
The Thing is a game that mixes different mechanisms to create an experience that is as faithful as possible to that of the original film. It is a "hidden role" game, in which one player is initially the Thing and the others players are humans. The purpose of the Thing is to infect others, to prevent the survivors from escaping from the base (which can happen three different ways), or to try to escape with them by behaving as a human.
What is The Thing: The Boardgame
The Thing is a game that mixes different mechanisms to create an experience that is as faithful as possible to that of the original film. It is a "hidden role" game, in which one player is initially the Thing and the others players are humans. The purpose of the Thing is to infect others, to prevent the survivors from escaping from the base (which can happen three different ways), or to try to escape with them by behaving as a human.
In addition to these elements, players also have to manage Outpost 31. On the map are the same rooms as seen in the film, and each of these rooms allows players to perform a different action. Human players have to feed themselves and keep the boiler and the generator on to avoid being in the cold and dark. The Thing will try to sabotage these places to make life difficult for humans...or not, trying to camouflage itself among the humans and infect them when the perfect opportunity presents itself.
The goal of the game designers was to bring the same personal emotions and paranoia that the protagonists of the film experienced to the gaming table.
Game details
- Players
- 1–8
- Age
- +14
- Duration
- 90 min
- Difficulty
- Heavy
- Type
- Board game
- Year
- 2022
- Mechanics
- Hidden Roles · Semi-Cooperative Game · Traitor Game
- Categories
- Horror · Movies / TV / Radio theme · Science Fiction
- Designer
- Andrea Crespi · Giuseppe Cicero
- Publisher
- Pendragon Game Studio · ADC Blackfire Entertainment · Delta Vision Publishing · Galakta
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Juego semicooperativo ambientado en la pelicula de la cosa. Juego de roles ocultos, en las que entre la gente de una estación de groelandia hay alguien que está infectado por un virus extraterrestre (la cosa) que puede adquirir el aspecto de otros seres y ya nadie se fía de nadie. Los jugadores deben cooperar para descubrir quien es la cosa y huir todos de allí en helicoptero o con la quitanives, pero ojo!!.. si la cosa huye con ellos pierden la partida. Además, durante todo el desarrollo de la partida, deben cooperar para evitar que la base se congele, lo cual supone un gasto de energía. Es u
Magistral juego con 2 modalidades (de 1 a 3 juego ameritrash, de 3 a 8 roles ocultos). Fiel a la película, absolutamente maravilloso. Lo hemos jugado a todo número de jugadores (a 1, a 2 y a 7) y donde luce es para la modalidad de 4 jugadores o más donde los roles ocultos lucen como nunca.
Los roles están demasiado guiados, casi obligados a unas acciones determinadas. La mecánica del juego cae en trampas involuntarias que estropean la experiencia. El sistema de victoria y contagios favorece al equipo de la cosa, es muy dificil ganar como humano. No puedo profundizar en estrategias pero no parece haber mucha diversidad.
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How many players is The Thing: The Boardgame for?
The Thing: The Boardgame plays with 1–8 players.
How long does a game take?
A game takes about 90 minutes.
What age is it suitable for?
It is recommended from age 14.
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